Shade holder



' 0cm l6 1923.

. 1,471,022 R. BEARDSLEY SHADE HOLDER Filed Sept. 17. 1921 I 1393331 seme er, or Came-0', ILLIrTOisJ o SHADE nor mien;

Application fi1ed1September1Z, 1921. --seria1 iNo501, 375.

I e itjltno wn that/ 1,? citizen of the iUn ted residing at l ful Improvements in Sha dey Holders," of

'W i hl-lm fe leaii s is edeseif i iri 're t o i rela s t :o m torem ts; n hade 116 6 11 and me rart 'ee ly; to; a shade. "liolcleiyliaving quilt-acting means) means associated therewith fora:

adaptedto releasably clai'npj the holder about. a lamp socket or ,other suita} l fi i e; said v clamping or releasing being, etiecied by a single throw of the latch" means."

Another object of-ciny in yention is to pro vide a quick-acting shade holderfhaying' y the internal diameter of thefshade liqlderf so as to firmly grip the'socket or other fitture to which it is attached, and prevent" accidental "relative movement therebetweeni V a The invention has among itsjother objects the "production of device otthe kind de scribed which is simple, convenient, compact,

.fOl use Wherever .foundia'pplicable. V v Many other objects andladrantages of the)" durable, reliable, eflicient and satisfactory construction'herein showii and described will novel construction, arrangement and combination of parts here n shown-and (lGSCIlbChv parts.

with thebushinjg.

be obvious to those skilled in thefart -fro-mr the disclosures hereln given. I I f To th1s end my "IHVGDHOILCQIESIStS 111 the claims a- I In the drawings, whereln lilre reference characters indicate l1ke' 'or COII'BSPOIldlIlg and more particularly-pointed "out in the Fig. 1' is'an elevation of my shade holder as ,applied to an electrioffixture; Fig. 2 is a plan View thereof;

' Fig. 3 is a detail elevation thereof;

' Figftis a perspective of the same";

Fig 5ris a detail View showing my shade holder as used with abushinizi; and

Inthe drawings, wherein I have illus trated the preferred embodiment'of my inrention, 1 indicates anydsuitable, fixture, either electric, gas, candle onthe like to which the shade 2 is to be applied, said'sha-de I in the present instance having a'series of radial spider arms 3. .Theyshade holder tis composed of a band ofpreferably resilient or flexible material'split to ii'orm normally spaced e d. instance theend 6 has a pa r 'ofears orlug's 'i' e 'ei t sa d i ars avi g a ig d ne the withdraw al of the e a a draw'ithe Fig.6; so as to [more nearly conform tether so closelyythereaga nst.

A bushing 12, having'split ends, maybe secured to' 'thef insidel ofthe hand by any suitable means, as by pins l3saidhushin z I beingof such I a thickness,' that when the 'l10lder;is' clamped about' the fixture, the

7 p p a l the arms 3 of theshade,;these arms-being Fig. 6 is a plan View of the shade holder theretoiby soldering; brazing, or: b any ad 6:. :{Onfe of tlie en is,as for.

7 st rm thereo wreath-ab y ,in s une thereth d gh t LP Y te X "r f i a 7 arms 9eiztendinggthroughsaid apertures v njthe ears. The le.;er 8 ,also hasianieelon gated slot 10 therethrough; and [the of 'thegband is; suitably recucediso as" to; be

slidable in said slot; fthftip Of the ndis I 7 be ng suitably enlargedj as shown more My clearly in Fig. 453$ at'll, so as to preiieno P p I error 1' tl1e;. slots10. a It will be seen that ias vthef 'le ,e ,8 is pitto't-i ally' tliro' vn b? k awn/theft; erior of the band to the right in, Fig. 4),aw1upui1 lj 5 st) {tojcircuinferentia overlie the endGQand' thus. reduce the di-f ameterofltlieband to clamp it upon the iii-t ture to which it isapplied; Theleyer' 8 is 7 preferably arcuate oricurved, as shown in shape io'fi the encircling band and to lie Thus it Willbeseen; I that the holdern ay'be completely clamped about the lamp socket or'other vfixture rele'a sed'there'froni. with but single moire-f mentof the latch or lever 8.

holder Will'firmly grip and there will bei'noj, relative movement therebetwe'en.) If desired, the bushing' may be slightly compressible and formed of a plurality of laininw so that any requirednumber of sheets may, be 9 fre'moved or addedto the bushingtojadj'ust; it to the required thickness.

The band is crimped,'as shown at let, at one or more points about; its circumference so as'to'fornirece'sses or channels to receive either removably positioned therein or-fixeda other suitable [and equivalent means. r11; shade maybe atta'eh'edvto the holder in other suitable. Way-4 V I :Having' thus described my intention, it IS obvlous that various immaterial modith limiting, myself to the exact, form, conby Letters Patent is: r e

V 1 A shade holder comprising a flexible splitband adapted to encircle a support, both ends free to move longitudinally and lat-- orally of one another a lever pivoted on one of the ends of said'band and'having anclongated slot th'erethrougli, the other end of said band slidably interengaging in said s'lot,'and means at the tip of said last- V mentioned endfto-prevent disengagement from said lever whereby said lever may be pivoted toshdab'ly'draW said lnterengaging end tovva'rdit toreleasably overhe the end carrying said lever.

spaced integral ears 'ther'eat, a lever pivoted between said ears and having a 'slottherein,

' the other 'end of said band being nonrotatably slidable in said slot and having an integral enlargement at its up for.

preventing its Withdrawal "therethrough, Wherebythe pivotal clamping movement of rotatablyr .slidable in said slot and having an enlargement at its tip for preventing its Withdrawal therethrou 'h whereby the pivotal clampingmOVement-ofsaid lever Will slidably pull said second-mentioned end so as to.c rcumierentially overlie thefirst thereat, and a bushing of laminated material on the interior of said band for minutely v Y I adjusting the contracteddiameter" of said i v 2. A shade holder comprising a flexible, s split hand one end of which has a. pair of VVitnessesr p p Roy HILL, RUTH, M, EPHRAIir.

ROBEET 'BEARDSLEY.

.mentioned end and releasably" latch; it i 

